Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.


pepded publication.
The meeting of the Virginia State Grange
will be held at Norfolk this week.
Three men were killed by collision OF
freight trains on the Chesapeake end Ohio
Railroad last Saturday.
J. A. Marshall has been appointed post
master at Mark ham, Fauqnier county, vice
Geo. S. Gable, removed.
"Shelburne," in King George county, the
beautiful estate, formerly belonging to Or.
Robb, has been purchased By Mr.. John +.
Mason.
Bears from the Dismal Swamp killed six
COWS on the farm of John Castine, in Pleas
ant Grove district, near Norfolk, on Thur
day night.
The Young Mems Christian Association CT
the University Of Virginia is to be provided
with $4,000 building through the libera!i-
ty ola Northern gentleman.
Livingston, Nelson county, was visited
by burglars few nights since aud the safe
of M. X. Estes &; Co., blown open. Only IS
was secured but the safe was wrecked.
A dispatch from Charlottesville Gays /:
"Complaint of irregular mails is heard eve
rywheie Just now, and some effort has been
made to discover who is to blame"
Gen. Malone asserts bis claim to the
leadership Of tho republican party in Viz
ginia, and will probably be awarded the
empty honor of nomination for the United
States Senatorship.
The annual report OF the Superintendent
of Public Instruction, Dr. John l.. Buchan-
an. will be submitted TO the Legislature in
few days. The report will make good
showing for the public schools.
The surgeon of the State penitentiary has
re commended to the governor that he par
Fauquier county fifteen years ago, when she
was only thirteen years of age.
Abraham Sparrow, colored. has been ar
rested and sent on to the grand jury of Me-
son County Court, on the charge Of attempt
ing to wreck q train on the Richmond and
Allegheny railroad on the 9th ult.
The company composed of Rosenberger,
Shirley & Co., bankers at New Market, and
Rosenberger. Spindle & Co., bankers, at
Werren.on, have determined TO establish
bank at Gordonsville. They will begin
operations January l, 1883
In the Circuit Court of Richmond on Sat-
urday the jury in the case Of NJ. j. Moore
vs. the City OF Richmond, returned verdict
for the city. This was a suit brought by
Moore to recover S. 900 damages for injuries
received by him July 81. 1887, by falling in.
to hole 10 the sidewalk.
1t is probable that at an early day some OF
the democrats 10 the Legislature will decide
apon the policy of suspendng for a time he
operations OF the coupon crusher. Some of
the members. however, oppose the plan
though seeming willing to yield the point if
to do so will hasten settlement OF The
debt.
The board of education has confirmed the
election Of James III. Johnson as president of
the colored Normal School ut Petersburg.
Johnson succeeds John M. Lapgston whose
term OF office expires en- the let of January.
Johnson is an experienced educator, and is
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of colored
Masons of Virginia.
Eight thousand dollars ont o! The twelve
thousand dollars worth Of coupons recently
rendered in payment Of taxes at the otlice of
the assistant treasurer of Richmond, have
been withdrawn on account of the recent de.
cislon of the Supreme Court Of the United
Sta es, and put in for Identification, instead
simply upon tender.
There is some excitement in Danville
over bill offered in the Legislature grant.
ing charter to the Richmond and Danville
syndicate for line of railway from Danyille
to Bristol, Tenn. Many are of opinion that
the Richmond and Danvil'e Company have
no idea of building an independentroad, the |
sole object being to get possession Of the
Danville and New River Narrow-Gauge
Road, and thereby head off lines of road
in contemplation from Norfolk to that
point.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson, of Clarke county,
owner of the stallion Banker, closed a con-
tract yesterday with Prof o. R. Gleason. in
Washington, for the subjugation of the
horse. The animal has killed several men
and injured several others. and has for some
lime gone undated and unshod. Last night
he professors assistants left for Clarke 10
,ripg the animal to Washington. On We'd
,esday night be vii! he handled by the pro-
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